This book is part of a book series called Smithsonian .

This book has been graded for interest at 10+ years.

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Viking Books for Young Readers .

Simon Winchester is the New York Times bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman . His recent titles include Atlantic and The Men Who United the States. Winchester was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to journalism and literature. Learn more at simonwinchester. com.